{"id":20102,"date":"2012-05-23T06:55:05","date_gmt":"2012-05-23T06:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newspaper.ctsi-logistics.com\/?p=20102"},"modified":"2012-05-23T06:55:05","modified_gmt":"2012-05-23T06:55:05","slug":"guam-cnmi-1-cage-belles-win-debuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/guam-cnmi-1-cage-belles-win-debuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Guam, CNMI 1 cage belles win debuts"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Mark Rabago
\nAssociate Editor<\/div>\n

\"CNMI\u00a0 Favored teams CNMI 1 and Guam won their respective debuts in the girls 17-and-under Micronesian Basketball Tournament Monday at the Marianas High School Gymanasium.<\/p>\n

CNMI 1 was the first to hit the hardwood and dominated sister team CNMI 2, 66-20.<\/p>\n

With center Rachel Adams scoring 6 and Kyla Ito 4 points, CNMI 1 was off to the races and led 18-5 after the first 10 minutes.<\/p>\n

Krizandra Gozon joined the scoring spree in the second, teaming up with Ito as CNMI 1 stretched its advantage to 33-9 at the half.<\/p>\n

Another four-point quarter further doomed CNMI 2’s chances of gaining some headway against their older counterparts, as their deficit ballooned to 39 points, 13-52, after three periods of play.<\/p>\n

Kaylani Lebria exploded for eight points in the third to key CNMI 1’s continued domination of CNMI 2.<\/p>\n

Keolani Rios then put on the finishing touches to CNMI 1’s blowout of CNMI 2, pumping in 6 of her 10 points in the payoff period as her team coasted to the victory.<\/p>\n

Lebria led five CNMI 1 players in twin digits with 13, while Friendly Joy Pena paced CNMI 2 with 5 markers.<\/p>\n

In the second game, Guam got 27 points from Kali Benavente as the U.S. territory started its campaign on a high note by beating Tinian black and blue, 110-29.<\/p>\n

After a 38-6 first quarter, Guam boosted that lead further, 62-13, at the close of the first half.<\/p>\n

It was more of the same in the third, as the gap widened to 88-21 before the match mercilessly ended with the southerners ahead by a whopping 81 points.<\/p>\n

Alina Bonto scored 19 points in support of Benavente, while two other Guam players finished in double figures. Tinian was paced by the 15 markers of Regene Palacios.<\/p>\n

The results of yesterday’s games between Guam and CNMI 2 and CNMI 1 against Tinian will be published in tomorrow’s edition of the Saipan Tribune.<\/p>\n

First Game<\/strong><\/p>\n

CNMI 1 66 – Lebria 13, Ito 10, Rios 10, Abrams 10, Gozon 10, Mendoza 3, R. Kautz 3, Williams 3, M. Kautz 2, Gatchalian 2.<\/p>\n

CNMI 2 20 – Pena 5, Reyes 4, Francisco 4, Garon 3, Lumbao 2, Samson 1, Alipio 1.<\/p>\n

Scoring by quarters: 18-5, 33-9, 52-13, 66-20.<\/p>\n

Second Game <\/strong><\/p>\n

Guam 110 – Benavente 27, Bonto 19, San Nicolas 10, Pangilinan 10, Duenas 8, Quitugua 8, Yeban 5, Rupley 2.<\/p>\n

Tinian 29 – Palacios 15, Borja 9, Santos 3, King 2.<\/p>\n

Scoring by quarters: 38-6, 62-13, 88-21, 110-29.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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